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Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A collection of short, illustrated biographies of sixteen influential Native Americans, from Tisquantum, who helped the Pilgrims survive the winter of 1622, to Sherman Alexie, a contemporary poet, novelist, and screenwriter.
Author
Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
An accessible and educational illustrated book profiling 50 notable American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian people, from NBA star Kyrie Irving of the Standing Rock Lakota to Wilma Mankiller, the first female principal chief of the Cherokee Nation. Celebrate the lives, stories, and contributions of Indigenous artists, activists, scientists, athletes, and other changemakers in this illustrated collection. Also offers accessible primers on...
Author
Publisher
Rockridge Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
This collection of biographies for kids explores 15 Native Americans and some of the incredible things they achieved. Kids will explore the ways each of these people used their talents and beliefs to stand up for what's right and stay true to themselves and their community.
Author
Publisher
Childrens Press
Pub. Date
c1992
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.6 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
Discusses the lives and accomplishments of outstanding Native Americans from the eighteenth century to the present, including Wilma Mankiller, Billy Mills, Sacagawea, Louis Ballard, and Will Rogers.
16) Sacagawea
Author
Publisher
Putnam
Pub. Date
c1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of the Shoshoni Indian girl who served as interpreter, peacemaker, and guide for the Lewis and Clark Expedition to the Northwest in 1805-1806.
18) Black Hawk
Author
Publisher
Dillon Press
Pub. Date
c1979
Language
English
Description
A biography of the last great war leader of the Sauk whose unsuccessful attempts to keep their homelands ended Indian land holdings in the Illinois region.
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